Future F1 games could feature historical races, Codemasters has suggested.

When discussing possible downloadable content for F1 2011, chief designer Steve Hood said that past races and events would be "a cool thing to include".

"When you talk about historical stuff, we really want it!" he told GamerZines.

"I want to be able to race the '92 Monaco race with Senna versus Mansell as a particular scenario - it would be awesome!

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"I think it's more likely for the first instance to get individual cars and build scenarios around them, rather than building the entire field in a season."

He continued: "I don't think it would be a standalone game because the further away you get, the less likely you are to have a market for that. However, I do think it's a cool thing to include and if it was built on top of the game as DLC, I honestly think Codemasters could make money out of it and gamers would appreciate it."

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However, such downloadable content for F1 would depend on contract agreements, and could still be years away.

"We're pressing to do DLC. We have those discussions, we've been having them since [F1 2010]," he said.